Marguerite BONHOMME

Born

18 December 1697 , L'Ancienne Lorette, Canada, New France

Died

9 November 1767 , L'Ancienne Lorette, Province of Québec, Canada

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Nicolas BONHOMME Marie-Thérèse LEVASSEUR

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Born: 18 December 1697 in L'Ancienne Lorette, Canada, New France

Father: Nicolas BONHOMME

Mother: Marie-Thérèse LEVASSEUR

Paternal grandparents: Nicolas BONHOMME , Catherine GOUGET

Maternal grandparents: Jean LEVASSEUR dit LAVIGNE , Marguerite RICHARD

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Marguerite married Joseph MEUNIER 4 January 1720 in L'Ancienne Lorette, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Joseph MEUNIER was born 10 July 1693 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre). Joseph died 19 November 1765 in L'Ancienne Lorette, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation). Joseph was the child of Mathurin MEUNIER and Marie-Madeleine MENEUX.

Marguerite BONHOMME died 9 November 1767 in L'Ancienne Lorette, Province of Québec, Canada .
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
From its inception in the early 1600s until 1760, it was called Canada, New France.
1760 to 1763, it was simply Canada
1763 to 1791 - Province of Québec
1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
1867 to present - Québec, Canada.

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Spouse & Children of Marguerite BONHOMME

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Marguerite BONHOMME married

Joseph MEUNIER
Marriage date: 4 January 1720
Marriage place: L'Ancienne Lorette, Canada, New France
Joseph MEUNIER was the child of Mathurin MEUNIER and Marie-Madeleine MENEUX

Children of Joseph MEUNIER and Marguerite BONHOMME

Jeanne-Angelique MEUNIER

Born: 25 July 1726, L'Ancienne Lorette, Canada, New France
Died: 14 December 1805, Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Lower Canada

Married: Joseph-Antoine OUVRARD dit LAPERRIÈRE 3 February 1749 Place: L'Ancienne Lorette, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation)

Joseph MEUNIER

Born: 6 July 1730, L'Ancienne Lorette, Canada, New France
Died: 24 December 1809, Repentigny, Lower Canada

Married: Charlotte BUSSIERE 6 November 1752 Place: Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Québec, Canada

François MEUNIER

Born: 20 July 1740, L'Ancienne Lorette, Canada, New France
Died: 3 December 1787, Repentigny, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Thérèse COTE 14 April 1766 Place: Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1697
18 December 1697
L'Ancienne Lorette, Canada, New France

1698 - The steam engine is invented (Thomas Savery, England)

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1720 Marriage / Partner
Marguerite BONHOMME and Joseph MEUNIER 4 January 1720, L'Ancienne Lorette, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation)

She was 22 years old.

1726 Birth of Child
Jeanne-Angelique MEUNIER was born 25 July 1726, L'Ancienne Lorette, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation)

Marguerite was 28 years old.

1730 Birth of Child
Joseph MEUNIER was born 6 July 1730, L'Ancienne Lorette, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation)

Marguerite was 32 years old.

1740 Birth of Child
François MEUNIER was born 20 July 1740, L'Ancienne Lorette, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation)

Marguerite was 42 years old.

1749 Marriage of Child
Jeanne-Angelique MEUNIER married 3 February 1749, L'Ancienne Lorette, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation) to Joseph-Antoine OUVRARD dit LAPERRIÈRE

1752 Marriage of Child
Joseph MEUNIER married 6 November 1752, Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Québec, Canada to Charlotte BUSSIERE

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1763 - France cedes its North American posessions to Britain by the Treaty of Paris, ending the Seven Years War (French and Indian War). Quebec City French-speaking Catholics were now under the rule of Protestant Britain under King George III.